Shingletown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Its population is 2,442, as of the 2020 census.
Geography
Shingletown is located at , in Northern California, near Lassen Volcanic National Park.
As of 2019, the state of California classifies the population of Shingletown as living in a "Very High fire Hazard Severity Zone". Cal Fire plans to trim 1,124 acres of vegetation along Highway 44, the main road through the town, as the highest priority fire safety project in the state.
Demographics
Shingletown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
The whole population lived in households. There were 1,090 households, out of which 17.7% included children under the age of 18. Of all households, 50.6% were married-couple households, 7.3% were cohabiting couple households, 21.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24. There were 692 families (63.5% of all households).
There were 1,298 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,090 (84.0%) were occupied. Of these, 83.5% were owner-occupied, and 16.5% were occupied by renters. Of all housing units, 16.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 2,095 || 85.8%
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| Black or African American || 6 || 0.2%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 64 || 2.6%
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| Asian || 18 || 0.7%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 7 || 0.3%
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| Some other race || 39 || 1.6%
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| Two or more races || 213 || 8.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 161 || 6.6%
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Income and poverty
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $74,242, and the per capita income was $43,574. About 1.4% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line.
Politics
In the state legislature, Shingletown is located in , and .
Federally, Shingletown is in .
Economy
Shingletown is home to KRDG and KYTO, two radio stations covering Redding and the surrounding area.
Shingletown had a public-use general aviation airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of town. It covered an area of and had one runway. It was closed on October 1, 2002, for safety reasons.